Recent content by jmurray01

For the past, well, year almost - I have been without a petrol (gas) mower. I did briefly own an Atco Commodore, but it's best we don't go there!! Anyway, last week I picked up a Sterling Cyclone (probably unknown here in the UK let alone USA and Canada!) push mower with the Tecumseh Vantage...

Will you use the good old fashioned method of keeping the oil and fuel in the mower and firing it up once a week during the winter months, or will you drain the fuel and change the oil then let it lie until the Spring? I shall be doing the latter mainly because my shed is cluttered as it is...

Today I've mowed the front and back lawns for the last time this year. I last mowed them about 2 weeks ago and for the last 6-7 days they haven't grown at all so that's the season over. Last year I kept on mowing 'till mid November so that just shows how cold it is this October. Just need to...

I recently read a Haynes manual that says to change the oil in a mower before storage, but some people say to do it at the start of the season. Which one would you recommend ?

Or at least here in Scotland it is. How often are you having to mow in your lawn ?

Yesterday I decided I'd start the mowing season early this year, as it has been unseasonably warm, and got the 2011 Mountfield SP414 2.6HP 100CC Walk Behind out of the shed, where it has been since late October '11. I filled it with fuel, cleaned off the grass from the deck, checked the oil...

When I put my mower away for winter storage back in September 2011, I forgot to put any oil in the cylinder via the spark plug hole, so to avoid it "dry starting" when I fire it up later this year, would you recommend spraying some WD-40 into the cylinder and pulling the cord a few times prior...

Who needs the cat walk when you own a mower!? Post one picture of your mower here to show it off and let other members see! :smile: Here is my 2011 Mountfield SP414 Self Propelled 100CC 2.6HP mower:

Snow flakes are falling! They look really great - Thanks Muhammad! :thumbsup:

Well, here is a poll which I think will be interesting! I won't make this into a real poll using the boxes, because obviously the hours vary a lot. Basically, in a reply to this thread, say whether you have a Lawn Tractor, Walk Behind, Commercial, Residential, Diesel or Gasoline mower, and...

What would you have ? Should be interesting...

Recently a few things have been going wrong with LMF it seems. Examples: On the homepage it says the most recent post in the Front Porch is "Is your mowing season over now ?", but when I click on the FP and look at the list, it says the most recent post is "Beach vacation pics for anyone...

Do you keep your Lawn Mower filled with fuel during winter and start it up every now and then, or run it out of fuel and leave it sitting ?

Do you keep your mower filled with fuel over winter and start it up every now and then to keep it going, or run it out of fuel and leave it sitting ? EDIT - Oh spark plug! I clicked post without adding a poll... Could Muhammad or Briana please delete this thread and I'll create another one...

I'm talking about those bottles you can buy that have a powdery substance in them, and they say they melt snow and ice... I always shovel up the snow from our paths in winter, but can never get all the ice up, so should I buy some of this for the ice ?